City of Coronado, California

ALERT: Coronado Siren Test Completed

NEWS ADVISORY

Contact:
Janine Zuniga;619-522-7340

UPDATE: The siren test has concluded.

ALERT: CORONADO SIRENS TO BE TESTED TODAY

CORONADO, CA (April 26, 2013) - The Coronado Fire Department will conduct a
test of the City's Emergency Siren Warning System this afternoon. This is part of a routine test
of the City of Coronado's emergency sirens that occurs every year in April.

This annual test is a good time for
all residents and businesses to be aware of the sirens and other emergency
procedures in Coronado.

The test is conducted to ensure the City's three sirens are
in working order. Last year, two of the sirens did not sound and were repaired.
All three - one each at the Village Fire Station; Glorietta Bay Park; and the
Coronado Cays Fire Station -- will be activated at 1:30 p.m. today,
to ensure they are in top working order.

The City of Coronado installed the system in 2002 to alert the
community in the event of an emergency. The warning sirens are designed to be heard from all
locations within the City of
Coronado. Once activated, those in Coronado
can expect the sirens to sound from one to three minutes. In the event of an
actual emergency, Fire officials ask the community to remain calm and tune the
radio to AM 600 (KOGO) to receive specific instructions.

Close up of one of three City of Coronado sirens. This one is located at Glorietta Bay Park.

The
County of San Diego's Office of Emergency Services is responsible for providing
information to the local radio stations once they have received updates from
the City. The use of our emergency
sirens is just one of the notification systems the city will use in the event
of a disaster.

In addition to
the sirens, the City will provide notification to citizens in the event of an
actual emergency using the AlertSanDiego system. Through the system, local authorities would
send telephone notifications to residents and businesses that may be impacted by, or in danger of being impacted by,
an emergency or disaster. This system is used by emergency response personnel
to notify those homes and businesses at risk with information about the
emergency and any actions, such as evacuation, they will be asked to take. The
system uses the region's 9-1-1 database, provided by local telephone companies,
to reach all land-line telephones and any registered cell phones or email
addresses. You may register your contact information at ReadySanDiego.org under
the Red Emergency tab.

The City
of Coronado also has a Twitter account, @CoronadoCity, and a Facebook page,
City of Coronado, that it will use to relay important information in the event
of an emergency.

Siren in front of the Coronado Club Room and Boathouse in Glorietta Bay Park.